LIVE ACTS AT HELL CITY 2024
"THE AWAKENING"
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HELL CITY 2024 LIVE ACTS - TBA!
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The Art Fusion Experiment - Live at the Main Stage Every day!
The Art Fusion Experiment brought to you by Paul Booth, Filip Leu, and Guy Aitchison. This performance art involves between 3 to 5 artists collaborating, changing canvases every 3 to 5 minutes, and completing pieces of art done in charcoal, color pastels, or other mediums. At the main stage everyday!
The Art Fusion Experiment will be held at the Hell City Tattoo Festival on the HC Second Stage periodically throughout the entire weekend. This event is a definite crowd pleaser and shouldn’t be missed!
There will also be a silent auction for all the completed work. You must be present at the end of the auction to receive the artwork or it will go to the next bidder. Be sure to check out The Art Fusion Experiment Website to see more on the history and process of this amazing collaborative art project!
FRIDAY:
2 PM – 4 PM
2 PM – 4 PM
SATURDAY:
2 PM – 4 PM
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WET PAINT PROJECT LIVE!
Live painting & art made right before your eyes!
APPLY TO BE A WET PAINTER TODAY - CLICK HERE!
Once again, Chris Dingwell will be bringing together nearly 30 of the tattoo world’s finest and most exciting artists who will be creating their work LIVE ON STAGE before your very eyes at this year's Hell City Tattoo Festival!
Over a dozen local, as well as artists from around the country, will be working on their creations all weekend long. They will be fueling each others imaginations and sparking their creative flames. Come witness the artistic process in action all weekend long! You might even be able to buy the artwork whose birth you’ve witnessed at Hell City! With this years unbeatable line-up of artists, there won’t be a dull moment on the WET PAINT PROJECT Stages all weekend long!
Presented by @hell_city & @chrisdingwell🔥
Wet Paint Artists @ Hell City Ohio 2024
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Louie Safire - HC Mascots
All Hail "Louie Safire", the newest Hell City mascot devil for HC Killumbus featuring incredible makeup and effects by our friend and evil mastermind Todd Reed! Be sure to keep an eye out while roaming the depths of HELL for the towering "Louie Safire" making his way through the gates of Hell City and also various times at the main stage during acts and various awards. Brace your souls to meet Louie at the Hell City main stage every day during the tattoo competitions, grab your photos and have one hell of a good time!
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2024 Hell City Hottie Trophy Models Ohio
Official Hell City Hotties 2024
Columbus Trophy Models
TBA
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Competition Schedule
FRIDAY
12 pm – 8 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration – $15 per entry- (Register at Main Stage)
8 pm – 11 pm – Competitions & Awards – (Main Stage)
Tattoo Awards Given after each category is finished being judged – Awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
*Best Asian Tattoo
*Best New School
*Best Biomech / Organic
*BEST ABSTRACT / GEOMETRIC
*Best Traditional
*BEST HAND / FOOT TATTOO
* Tattoo Of The Day Contest
10 pm – *Tattoo Of The Day Contest! – one of a kind custom HC awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
10 pm - 11 pm – Tattoo Awards Given – one of a kind custom HC awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
SATURDAY
12 pm – 8 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration – $15 per entry- (Register at Main Stage)
8 pm – 11 pm – Competitions – (Main Stage)
Tattoo Awards Given after each category is finished being judged – Awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
*Best Small Color
*Best Small Black & Grey – (includes tribal)
*Most Unusual / Weird
*Best Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Back Piece / Chest Panel
*Worst Tattoo
* Tattoo Of The Day Contest
10 pm – *Tattoo Of The Day Contest! – one of a kind custom HC awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
10 pm - 11 pm – Tattoo Awards Given – one of a kind custom HC awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
SUNDAY
12 pm – 5 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration – $15 per entry- (Register at Main Stage)
5 pm – 8 pm – Competitions – (Main Stage)
Tattoo Awards Given after each category is finished being judged – Awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
*Best Large Color
*Best Large Black & Grey – (includes tribal)
*Best Portrait – (color or b&g)
*Best Overall Female
*Best Overall Male
*Artist of Show
*Best Wet Painter
*BEST BOOTH DISPLAY
* Tattoo Of The Day Contest
7 pm – Tattoo Of The Day Contest! – one of a kind custom HC awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
7 pm – 8 pm – Tattoo Awards Given – one of a kind custom HC awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main stage)
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FINE ART GALLERY AT HELL CITY TATTOO FEST
Ohio Second Floor Ballroom
If you’ve ever experienced Hell City, you’ll realize that the second floor of the festival is always booming with special events such as live painting, seminars, a tattoo theater and the fine art gallery, the Big Bar on 2, Hellywood and much more! As always, Hell City brings new and exciting events for the artists, collectors, enthusiasts and attendees and, every year, we listen to our artists and attendees as to what they would like to see at the fest. So, at the Columbus festival, we extended the room where the Wet Paint project takes place to create a brand-new second floor ballroom! This new and exciting addition to the second floor ballroom of Hell City now allows us to feature more tattooing as well as a variety of new shopping vendors including body jewelry, tattoo clothing, fine art prints, and various oddities that you won’t find any other tattoo convention!
New at Hell City Killumbus 2019! We’ve expanded our second floor ballroom to host even more extraordinary and talented tattoo artists! This will make 2019 the largest Hell City yet!
From flesh to canvas!
The Hell City Tattoo Festival Fine Art Gallery features many other works of art in various mediums. Works displayed in the fine art gallery are from attending Hell City tattoo artists who showcase their other talents including paintings, sculptures, and flash. Be sure to swing by the Fine Art Gallery to see Hell City artists take their art from flesh to canvas! Come feast your eyes on all of the incredible paintings that will blow your mind!
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Hell City Documentary Film LIVE at the main stage during Art Fusion.
The First ever tattoo documentary film about the legendary Hell City Tattoo Festival and the connection of fine art, tattooing and those that have dedicated their lives to the art form. Filmed for over 7 years at the Hell City Tattoo Festival, this in depth journey into the minds and world of tattoo artists and collectors sheds a new light on the art of tattooing and the community behind it!
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ARTIST MEET & GREET / AFTER PARTIES – COLUMBUS, OH
Pre-party Thursday starting at 8 pm!
It’s a “Hellabration”! Party, hang out and have fun with Hell City tattoo artists from around the world, collectors, and enthusiasts at the Big Bar to prepare for one hell of a wild weekend!
Thursday early artist setup will be from 5pm – 8pm in the ballroom. This gives artists a chance to partially setup prior to the fest, making opening the gates of Hell City on Friday go smooth!
Then Thursday evening, we give everyone the chance to meet, mingle, make appointments, and get ready for one hell of a weekend! The artist meet & greet will be free & open to the public Thursday night at the Bar. Be sure to come and hang out with all tattoo artists, as well as tattoo collectors and enthusiasts! The Meet & Greet starts at 8pm and goes till the Bar closes! Remember to drink responsibly and have good times with great people!
HAVE “ONE HELL OF A GOOD TIME” WITH HELL CITY FRIENDS AT THE KILLUMBUS BIG BAR!
Don’t miss out on the good times all weekend at the Big Bar on 2! Our sponsor will be hosting Hell City’s music for the entire weekend of the festivities. From Rockin’ music to LIVE DJ appearances, they will be sure to keep the party going all night long! Be sure to stay tuned to the bar music for periodical announcements to let you not to miss out on all the exciting events going on all weekend of The Hell City Tattoo Festival!
AFTER PARTY - IT’S A HELLABRATION!
Douse your demons at the Big Bar on 2 in Ohio!
Hell City after parties are definitely not to be missed! Last years after parties were out of hand every night and we’re sure this years will be the same!! Come join other tattoo artists in the festivities at the Big Bar on 2. Drink, mingle, and have one hell of a good time!
HAVE “ONE HELL OF A GOOD TIME” WITH HELL CITY FRIENDS AT THE KILLUMBUS BIG BAR!
Don’t miss out on the good times all weekend at the Big Bar on 2! Our sponsor will be hosting Hell City’s music for the entire weekend of the festivities. From Rockin’ music to LIVE DJ appearances, they will be sure to keep the party going all night long! Be sure to stay tuned to the bar music for periodical announcements to let you not to miss out on all the exciting events going on all weekend of The Hell City Tattoo Festival!
Unwind over a cocktail. Offering everything from local brews to the finest wines by the glass, this Columbus bar is a gathering spot for hotel guests and locals alike. Enjoy panoramic views of the downtown skyline while savoring daily happy drink specials!
REINVENTING THE DRINK & DRAW
Join Guy Aitchison via Zoom and Sandy McAndrew along with fellow artists in a fun evening of drawing and blowing off steam after a big day of tattoos and excitement. Boozy drinks or non-alcoholic beverages are welcome and we will be bringing our visions of Hell to life with pencils! FREE Open to all - opposite the Big Bar on Floor 2
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